All Realms and Worlds: The Lost Home

Chapter 268 The Hunters' Surprise Attack

As soon as Lingxiaozi's angry shout fell, an extremely hoarse and sinister laugh instantly tore through the sky, making the entire Lingxu Sect buzz!

"Hahaha, Lingxiaozi! Today is the day your sect is destroyed!"

Before the words were even finished, everyone felt a sudden darkness above their heads, and a devastating pressure, like Mount Tai crashing down, slammed down on them!

Looking up, everyone's pupils instantly shrank to the size of pinpoints, and their blood almost froze!

The once clear sky above the Lingxu Sect was suddenly filled with a dark mass of figures. Thousands of black-robed men appeared in mid-air, densely packed, blotting out the sun and plunging the entire Lingxu Sect into darkness!

Countless ordinary people and outer disciples watching the match gasped in astonishment.

"Holy crap! There must be over a thousand people?!"

"My God! The aura emanating from them... is terrifying! This isn't the kind of pressure one would expect from someone at the Inner Realm!"

"Breaking through boundaries! It's the Breaking Through Realm! I can sense that every single one of them is at least at the Breaking Through Realm!"

A gasp exploded, followed by even more terrifying screams that rose and fell in waves!

"Not only that! Look at those black-robed men at the front! Their aura is far stronger than ordinary Breaking Realm cultivators; they're at the mid-stage of the Breaking Realm!"

"Mid-stage Breakthrough Realm?! Thousands of Breakthrough Realm experts, including mid-stage Breakthrough Realm powerhouses?! This... how is this possible?!"

"It's over! We're doomed! We're no match for a Breakthrough Realm expert!"

The audience below the stage was instantly gripped by extreme panic. Some of them collapsed to the ground, their legs giving way, trembling all over. Some even cried out in fear. The difference between the Inner Realm and the Breaking Realm was like heaven and earth. A Breaking Realm cultivator could crush more than a dozen Ninth-Rank Inner Realm disciples, let alone thousands!

Wei Yu, Xuan Qing, and the others looked on in disbelief.

"Thousands of Breakthrough Realm cultivators... Just how much of their resources did the hunters use?!" Xuan Qing's voice trembled as he gripped his longsword tightly, his palms clammy with cold sweat. "Even if all the disciples of our Lingxu Sect went all out, we might not be able to withstand them!"

Han Xuanxuan clung tightly to Xuan Qing's arm, her little face pale with fright.

Xia Gui clenched her small fists, her face pale, but she fought back tears, her eyes resolute: "We won't die! We will live and die with the sect!"

Trapped in the Hundred Poisons Domain, Xue Yang felt the terrifying pressure from above, his heart burning with rage and anxiety—thousands of Breaking Realm hunters were simply beyond the Lingxu Sect's ability to withstand. If this continued, the sect would truly be wiped out!

"Shen Moli! You traitor! You actually colluded with so many Breakthrough Realm hunters!" Xue Yang roared, desperately circulating the Burning Sun Technique, the crimson flames burning wildly as he once again crashed into the barrier of the Hundred Poisons Domain!

Shen Moli stood outside the domain, looking at the black-robed figure in the sky, a cold smile curling at the corner of his lips, his tone full of smugness: "Xue Yang, don't waste your energy. Today, the Lingxu Sect will be destroyed, and all of you will die!"

In the sky, Lingxiaozi's face was so gloomy it could drip water, and the golden spiritual power around him surged wildly, his pressure as heavy as a mountain, locking onto the black-robed man in the sky.

He knew very well that today's events were a matter of life and death, and if he held back any further, the Lingxu Sect would surely be destroyed!

Without the slightest hesitation, Ling Xizi immediately formed hand seals, and a dazzling golden light emanated from her fingertips. An invisible wave of spiritual energy instantly spread throughout the entire Lingxu Sect—this was the Lingxu Sect's sound transmission technique, which could transmit sound to the ears of every disciple!

"All disciples, heed my command! Immediately release your cultivation seals and break through to the next realm!"

"Our sect has been attacked! Hunters have launched a surprise attack! Today, it's either fight to the death or perish together!"

Ling Xizi's voice, majestic and urgent, carrying a do-or-die determination, resounded throughout every corner of the Lingxu Sect, awakening all the disciples who were gripped by panic!

"What?! A surprise attack by hunters?!"

"Release the seal on cultivation? Break through to a higher realm?!"

"Quickly! Release the seal! We must fight! We can't let the Lingxu Sect be destroyed!"

All the disciples realized what was happening and their faces showed a resolute expression—they were disciples of the Lingxu Sect, and the Lingxu Sect was their home. Today, even if it cost them their lives, they would protect their home!

"Six seals and five flowers! Solution!"

A unified shout resounded throughout the entire Lingxu Sect. Countless disciples simultaneously formed hand seals, their bodies radiating a faint spiritual light, and the first seal on their bodies was instantly broken!

The surge of spiritual energy rose and fell, and beams of spiritual light burst forth from the disciples' bodies, converging into a sea of ​​spiritual light that enveloped the entire Lingxu Sect.

"Buzz—!"

The sound of surging spiritual energy was incessant. The auras of countless disciples rapidly rose, from the seventh and eighth levels within the realm, all the way to the ninth level. A few disciples with outstanding talent even directly broke through to the realm after breaking the first seal, their bodies radiating a rich aura of spiritual energy!

"Hahaha! I've broken through! I've finally broken through to the ninth level within the realm!"

"Me too! My spiritual power is several times stronger than before!"

"Charge! Break through to the Realm Breakthrough! Even if I die, I'll take a few hunters down with me!"

The disciples' shouts were deafening and their fighting spirit was high, but at that moment, a cruel reality poured cold water on them.

Most of the disciples of the Lingxu Sect have sealed their cultivation in order to hone their foundation and accumulate strength for future breakthroughs. Many of them have sealed their cultivation two or three times!

The first seal is the most basic seal, which can be broken immediately with a thought. However, starting from the second seal, it takes time to break. The more seals are broken, the longer it takes to break. Moreover, one cannot be disturbed during the process of breaking the seal, otherwise, one may suffer from qi deviation at best, or even lose all cultivation at worst!

"Damn it! My second seal will take at least half an incense stick's time to break!"

"I sealed it three times. It takes one incense stick to break the second seal, and two incense sticks to break the third!"

"The hunters have already attacked; we have no time to break the seal!"

Many disciples wore expressions of despair—although they had broken the first seal and reached the ninth level within the realm, they were still as fragile as ants when facing hunters at the Breaking Realm level, and were utterly vulnerable!

Xuanqing, Xueyang, Xiagui, and others also faced the same problem—except for Wei Yu, all of them had sealed two or even three of their cultivation levels!

Wei Yu was a gifted individual who had only sealed one aspect of his cultivation. Now that it had been unsealed, his aura soared to the early stage of the Breaking Realm, and his spiritual power surged around him, ready to fight at any moment.

Ke Xuanqing had sealed two of his cultivation levels. He had just unlocked the first one, and his aura remained at the peak of the ninth level within the realm. It would take at least half an incense stick's time to unlock the second one.

Blood Sun sealed three aspects of his cultivation. After unlocking the first one, his aura reached the peak of the ninth level within the realm. Unlocking the second one would require the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, and the third one would require even longer.

Xia Gui and Han Xuanxuan also sealed two of their cultivation levels. Now that the first one has been released, their aura is only at the eighth level of the realm. Breaking through to the realm of breaking through is even more difficult than ascending to heaven!

"Oh no! The hunters are charging down!"

A cry of alarm rang out, and thousands of black-robed figures in the sky let out a cold roar. The black spiritual energy around them surged wildly, like a tidal wave, and rushed down towards the Lingxu Sect disciples below!

"kill!"

A chilling roar echoed through the heavens and earth. The black-robed figures held weapons, their eyes cold and bloodthirsty. Each of them exuded an aura of world destruction, tearing apart the air wherever they passed, a scene of extreme terror!

"Everyone, listen up! Form the formation immediately!" Lingxiaozi's voice rang out again, tinged with urgency. "Form trapping formations in small groups! Focus on trapping, use attack as a secondary tactic, buy time, and wait for the disciple who has broken the second seal to break through to the Breaking Realm!"

"Yes, Elder!"

All the disciples responded in unison. Although they were terrified, they acted quickly. They knew that this was their only hope. Only by delaying the time and waiting for more disciples to break through to the Breaking Realm would they have a chance to repel the hunters!

In an instant, countless disciples quickly divided into groups of ten, forming small trapping formations. As the formations activated, spiritual energy barriers instantly formed, trapping the charging hunters!

These trapping formations, though not very powerful and unable to kill hunters at the Breaking Realm, are enough to temporarily imprison them, buying time for the disciples to break the seal.

But everyone knew that this was just a temporary measure—the disciples who broke the first seal were generally at the ninth level of the realm, and very few could break through to the realm of breaking. The hunters, on the other hand, were all at the realm of breaking. Even if they were surrounded, they could easily break the formation and kill them!

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Loud explosions echoed one after another as the besieged hunters frantically attacked the barrier of the trapping formation. Black spiritual energy surged wildly, and each attack slammed into the barrier, causing it to shake violently and ripple, threatening to shatter at any moment!

"Hold on! We must hold on!"

"We can't let them break the formation! Otherwise, we'll all die!"

The disciples gritted their teeth, desperately circulating their spiritual energy to maintain the barrier of the trapping formation. Their faces turned pale, and fine beads of sweat appeared on their foreheads. Their spiritual energy was also being rapidly depleted.

However, the attackers' attack was too fierce. The power of the Breaking Realm was something that a ninth-level disciple within the realm could not withstand!

"Snap—!"

With a crisp sound, the barrier of the trapping formation was instantly shattered by the hunters, and black spiritual energy burst forth, sweeping fiercely towards the ten disciples inside the formation!

"No!"

The ten disciples let out a desperate scream. They had no time to dodge and were struck by the black spiritual power. Their bodies were instantly torn apart, and blood gushed out, staining the ground red. Even their souls were completely devoured by the black spiritual power, and their souls were scattered!